Inspired by legends about the fierce Assyrian queen, 17th-century painter Louis de Caullery ... who wanted to take the throne. By the time Shamshi-Adad died in 811 B.C., the empire was financially ...

Thinking perhaps of such hapless compatriots as Joan of Arc and Marie Antoinette, Alphonse Lamartine, the 19th century French ... After two years on the Peacock Throne, Farah, as Washington ...

10th Century BC ... a golden eagle faced a golden peacock. A golden cat faced a golden rooster on the fifth, and on the sixth, a golden hawk faced a golden dove. Higher still, above the throne, a ...

It stood on a later mahogany stand. The 17th century Italian walnut and bone-inlaid cabinet that sold for £5,800. “It was a really unusual piece and we don’t see them that often,” said ...

Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation? The word "loneliness" was not common before the 19th century. Cultural historian Fay Bound Alberti argues it was rarely used before 1800.

Painted in 1666, "View of Olinda, Brazil, With Ruins of the Jesuit Church" is a masterpiece by Frans Post, one of the first ...

Both the U.S. and U.K. versions of Peacock's delectable reality competition are filmed at the same Scottish castle. The ...

A new collection of beehives has been installed at a 17th Century walled garden to celebrate World Bee Day. The installation at County Durham's Auckland Palace features three hives and forms part ...

Another great streaming deal has hit the internet: one year of Peacock Premium is only $25 right now. Just use the code SPRINGSAVINGS at checkout to get $55 off the standard annual price of the ...

OTTAWA - King Charles will read the speech from the throne this morning, which sets out the government's priorities for the current session of Parliament. and receive a Canada Proud Manitoba ...